maltrecho

[mal̪ˈt̪ɾet͡ʃo]

/[mal̪ˈt̪ɾet͡ʃo]/ adj

The verdict

“maltrecho” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #63,223 among 3,868 “M” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#63,223
frequency rank, Spanish
3,868
“M” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Que ha sufrido un deterioro significativo en cualquier sentido.

Corpus desk

Index ES-maltrecho · maltrecho · Spanish

maltrecho · rank #63,223 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #63,223
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,868
  • PHOTO-FINISH malgastando

Nearest frequency peer: malgastando (-1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Rangos de cola larga cerca de “maltrecho”

Banda escasa: las barras invierten el rango para que lo raro se lea más corto

corpus weight

What this shows Vista de cola larga: dónde “maltrecho” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for maltrecho
PropertyValue
Headwordmaltrecho
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[mal̪ˈt̪ɾet͡ʃo]
Letters9
Frequency rank#63,223
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “maltrecho” en español

De izquierda a derecha: las pocas palabras que cargan el habla diaria, luego la cola larga casi invisible.maltrechocae en esta cola de rareza:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

El eje es logarítmico: cada tick marca unas diez veces menos frecuencia. Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “malgastando” (#63,222), “manchando” (#63,224), “majestuosidad” (#63,221). Entre 3,868 lemas con “M”, “maltrecho” va en #63,223. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

maltrecho is uncommon Spanish at frequency #63,223 among 3,868 “M” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [mal̪ˈt̪ɾet͡ʃo]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Que ha sufrido un deterioro significativo en cualquier sentido.".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for maltrecho, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Spanish form is maltrecho, spelled M-A-L-T-R-E-C-H-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    Que ha sufrido un deterioro significativo en cualquier sentido.

Synonyms

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 Spanish corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "maltrecho"?
"maltrecho" is spelled M-A-L-T-R-E-C-H-O. The IPA pronunciation is [mal̪ˈt̪ɾet͡ʃo].
What does "maltrecho" mean?
As an adjective, "maltrecho" means: Que ha sufrido un deterioro significativo en cualquier sentido.
How do you pronounce "maltrecho"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "maltrecho" is [mal̪ˈt̪ɾet͡ʃo]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "maltrecho" come from?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "maltrecho", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list